The site of a long-closed social club with a troubled past is set to be turned into more than 40 new homes.

Swansea Council has approved plans to build on the site of the former Four Seasons on Trallwn Road, Llansamlet, which after its demise was used as a £1million cannabis factory.

Just two letters objecting to the proposal were received by the authority, which raised concerns about the increase in traffic, but the plans submitted by company Morganstone were given the green light subject to a number of conditions.

The South Wales-based company is set to build 41 housing units on the site.

Llansamlet councillor Alyson Pugh said: “The Four Seasons site has been derelict for a number of years, and there have been issues surrounding it, such as anti-social behaviour.

“It has caused a lot of concern, and it isn’t really satisfying to have property like that empty for some time, so I am happy the site is being used.

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“There is going to be some affordable housing, and there are a lot on the waiting list for social housing, so that is also to be welcomed.

“It is positive to see that it will be used constructively, and help with housing.”

The building was once a thriving social club, with live entertainment and food, and was used for functions and events including power-lifting competitions and a 24-hour tattoo marathon.

But it closed in 2010, and just months later it was raided by police who discovered a “fully functioning cannabis plantation” containing up to 3,000 plants in the club’s main function room, which had been fitted with heating and lighting equipment, along with a “sophisticated” hydroponics system.